Can Nintendo satisfy Christmas?

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BenKenobi88 said:

DonWii said:

Alexie Di Onie said:
I doubt their supply can top their overwhelming demand.

I have been thinking about this for a while now.

Analysts say that, because Wii sales did not go down despite Halo 3 boosting 360 sales, the Wii is obviously not catering to the core gamer/only 'casuals' are buying the system. What it could mean is that 250k(sales boost) core/hardcore gamers decided not to buy a Wii this month, in favor of the 360 and Halo 3. This, however, resulted in 250k other people waiting to get their hands on a Wii to be able to purchase it. Therefore, Wii sales are never affected.

It IS an overwhelming demand, indeed.

That's kind of an odd assumption. Who says the extra 250k who bought a 360 were planning on buying a Wii? It could be the same group of people keeping the Wii sales up, 360 and the Halo 3 launch having nothing to do with it...either assumption could be true.

Well, obviously not everyone who bought a 360 would have bought a Wii otherwise but didn't. But the point his (flawed) scenario illustrated is completely true: when demand outstrips supply, fluctuations in demand are invisible from the perspective of sales. Any judgements on the audience of the Wii based on a lack of fluctuation in Wii sales are folly.